A brief introduction to the world of genes, explaining how they control our bodies and why genetic defects can trigger diseases.

What causes genetic defects?

Gene defects can be caused by a variety of factors, but mostly the defective genes that we have inherited from our parents have the greatest negative impact on our health.

What are SNPs?

Find out what Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) are, and how they affect your health.

Selection of the genes

Find out more about the basis on which the relevant risk genes were picked and included in our program, and why the final report refers only to the genes relevant for preventive health care.

Genetic testing as a precaution

The future of medicine, in which every human being is to sequence his entire genome in order to follow better, person-specific, preventive measures, is eagerly awaited by many medical professionals.

GenoAcademy

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What are genes?

How do genes affect our health?

Experts estimate that every person carries about 2.000 genetic defects in themselves. A brief introduction to the world of genes, explains in more details how genes control our body and why genetic defects can cause diseases.

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